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Yorkton Council received a look at the state of its water and wastewater network at its Committee-of-the Whole meeting Monday.

The issue of the shortage of affordable housing is one which was brought into local focus at a Regional Housing Conference held in Yorkton last Tuesday.

Yorkton Council approved another tender in the ongoing work related to the City's new water treatment plant. The last contract covers decommissioning work which consists of the demolition of the following facilities; Borden St. Facilities, Park ST.

The new editor-in-chief of The Star Phoenix and The Leader Post spent his early life in Yorkton.

Yorkton This Week recently sent a list of six questions to the Yorkton-Melville federal election candidates representing the Green, Liberal, NDP, and Conservative parties.

Spring flooding and ice melts mean extra danger for Saskatchewan residents. As Saskatchewan prepares for unavoidable flooding this spring, the Lifesaving Society wishes to remind all residents of the danger of flood water and ice melts.

At the Whist Drive held in Zorra, winners were: 1st High Brian Becker, 2nd Gordon Kahut, 3rd Norman Wozney and Low Nick Antony. Pot of Gold winners were: 1st-Lil Wozney, 2nd-Norman Wozney and 3rd-Ella Becker.

Social Services Minister June Draude announced details of a five-point action plan to add at least 4,600 new housing units over the next five years and make it easier for Saskatchewan people with modest incomes to purchase new homes.

The City of Yorkton is going to close a section of it mobile home park to new installations pending developing a better drainage system for the area.

Each month a male and a female student is selected as the SHHS Saint of the Month. Saint of the Month students are nominated by staff and students of SHHS.